Rescue

KREATURA MEDIA

rearing an orphaned bat baby will be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do...

RAISING ORPHANS

We're affectionate

we LOVE cuddles

We're intelligent

much like your dog or cat

We're curious

we will watch your every move

We're super cute

and we love to play

Educate

Facts About Flying Foxes

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They are vegetarians and mainly eat nectar and fruit

They are the main pollinators of many native Australian trees

They are actually very clean animals

Bird droppings are actually more corrosive than Flying Fox droppings

Lyssavirus in Flying Fox populations is rare

REHABILITATE

RELEASE

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Our primary goal is to rescue, rehabilitate and release any orphaned or injured Flying Foxes or Microbats that need our help

No Me, No Tree!

No Tree, No Me!

We're all important...

Why should we care about bats?

Bats are classified into two major groups: Flying Foxes and Microbats. Both share many similarities with humans: they have a similar skeletal structure (they have elongated fingers, not wings that they fly with), are warm-blooded, give birth and suckle their young, are devoted and caring mothers and even leave their children (called pups) at ‘childcare’ as they go in search of food!

Flying Foxes play a key role in coastal forest ecology. Bats are the world’s only flying mammal and Flying Foxes are able to cross pollinate tall coastal forest trees. Almost all hardwood species need Flying Foxes for pollination. Hardwood flowers are only receptive to pollination at night, so the daytime activity of birds and bees does not fertilise the flowers. Flying Foxes fly much further than bees or most birds, so are able to cross-fertilise bushland over great distances each night. It has also been estimated that a single Flying Fox can disperse up to 3000 seeds a night. With increasing urbanisation, more man made hazards like barbed wire, power lines, domestic animals, cars and roads, and increasing heat events, Flying Fox numbers are declining at an alarming rate. Losing these wonderful animals will have catastrophic consequences to many other of our unique animals, especially tree-dwelling animals like koalas.

A Microbat (or insectivorous bat) can eat about a third of its own body weight in insects every night. In many parts of the world organic farmers install bat boxes throughout their farms as a natural form of pest control. Microbats are capable of catching up to 500 insects per hour, an average of one every seven seconds. Under controlled condition the Myotis bat (a small insectivorous bat that lives near waterways) has been recorded capturing 1200 tiny fruit flies in one hour. This is one every 3 seconds. Microbats are also voracious predators of mosquitoes. So why not consider putting up a bat box in your garden to keep the mozzies at bay?

THE RAINBOW ZOO WILD-AFTERLIFE by Debz Pokai What do we tell our children where our furry, feathered and four-legged friends go to when they die? How do we support them during this challenging time? The Rainbow Zoo – Wild Afterlife is a beautiful and enchanting world where creatures big and small go to live their...

Just in time for Christmas Check out our range of Christmas Cards We also have a beautiful calendar for 2019 Greeting Cards and Souvenirs Come visit our SHOP today All proceeds to assist us in rescue, rehabilitation and release of our beautiful batties!

Donate

We are a not for profit organisation and run solely on donations. Every donation is used towards rescue, rehabilitation and education of our native bats. Without these vital donations, we would not be able to exist and wouldn’t be able to continue the work we do. Please donate to help save a life. Donations are tax deductible. paypal@batsqld.org.au

Shop

Welcome to our online store! Here you will find all kinds of bat related products. Proceeds are used towards our rescue, rehabilitation and education efforts. Many of the products you see here are hand crafted and kindly donated by their makers, or else a percentage of the proceeds are donated. If you have bat related products that you would like to donate or sell here, please contact us.